Religious Education (H): A Fair Paper That Challenged Students
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Religious Education (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Religious Education teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper that challenged students to apply their knowledge to new and novel tasks. The marking scheme of some…
Applied Maths (H): A Paper That Combined The Old And New Course
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Applied Maths (Higher Level) by Brendan Williamson, Applied Maths teacher at The Institute of Education. A new syllabus combining elements of the old and new course in a way that required students to know the…
Politics & Society (H): A Fair Paper With Lots Of Scope
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Politics & Society (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Politics & Society teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper with lots of scope for students to show strong independent thought. A paper that focused…
Italian (H): A Challenging But Very Manageable Paper
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Italian (Higher Level) by Erika Capello, Italian teacher at The Institute of Education. A challenging paper but one that was very manageable for students who remained focused. The contemporary topic of Influencers meant that everyone…
Physical Education (H): A Balanced Paper Needing A Wholistic Approach
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Physical Education (Higher Level) by Brian Gregan, LCPE teacher at The Institute of Education. A balanced paper that required students to take a wholistic approach to their study. Some choice meant that students could avoid…
Economics (H): A Paper Focused On Pure Economics
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Economics (Higher Level) by Keith Hannigan, Economics teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper that focused on pure economics concepts underlying topical issues. This paper shows an approach to the syllabus that would really…
Music – Listening & Composing (H): A Fair And Balanced Paper
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Music- Listening & Composing papers (Higher Level) by Ciara Coleman, Music teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair and balanced paper which played to students’ strengths, especially students who had studied their set works…